Takehiko Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank called on the Federal Minister for Finance, Ishaq Dar here on Tuesday morning for official talks. The Finance Minister welcomed the guest and felicitated him on his nomination for a second term as the President of the Asian Development Bank. He appreciated the leadership of President Nakao in development of pro-growth programmes of the ADB. The Finance Minister also expressed his grief and sadness on the latest attack on Police Training College in Quetta.
President ADB, Nakao offered his condolences on the sad incident that took place in Quetta last night. He said he was greatly grieved to hear the news of the incident. He also said that such incidents were shocking but the world acknowledged the remarkable resilience shown by the government and people of Pakistan for eliminating terrorism. President Nakao is visiting Pakistan for official talks with the Finance Minister on the Asian Development Bank's country partnership and for attending the 15th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) conference which the government of Pakistan is hosting with the collaboration of the ADB on 25-26 October. -PR